Lutsen 99er Weekend

Just like last year, Logan and Ryder joined Shawn for the Lutsen 99er race. They did the 25 mile distance.

The start and finished moved to Superior National Golf Course. We were a little sad to not have the ski resort start / finish, but it was nice not to have the huge downhill at the start.

Brecken did the kids race as well!

We stayed at Caribou Highlands for the first time for the race (we usually camp) and ended up with an amazing townhome / lodge with a beautiful view and the sound of the river running out back! So amazing!

As usual, we spent a little time in Grand Marais for the Artists Point walk and a visit to Voyager Brewing.

On Saturday night, we met up with some Life Time coworkers at their rental house up Caribou Trail. 

So proud of my boys for their hard work and determination during the ride. They’re all excited to do it again next year!

Ryder & Brecken’s Birthdays

This past weekend we celebrated Ryder and Brecken’s birthday with a family party at the cabin. 

Tisdells, Mikayla and my dad were able to spend the night Saturday before the Sunday party.

We had dinner Saturday night at Ridgewood and followed that with an evening cruise around the lake.

Logan, Nick and Shawn all wakeboarded / wake skated.

Sunday we celebrated with pizza, cupcakes (Packers vs Vikings) and football!

So lucky to have such sweet and silly boys!

Lutesen 99er Weekend

This year was the first year Shawn had the boys join him on the Lutsen mountain bike race.

We camped at Lamb's Resort as we have in the past years. We were able to secure the same waterfront site as last year and set up the pop up successfully in the dark. Definitely not the easiest thing, but Shawn's a master-parker.

Race morning was pretty chilly and made for a tough start, especially for Logan (he was so cold, they had to stop and pull out rain jackets to warm him up). Ryder ended up riding ahead of Shawn and Logan on his own the majority of the race to ride at his preferred pace.

Both boys said the hills were very tough. But they stuck with it and each had a great finish. 

Logan was low on energy for a couple days afterwards - despite the Mountain Dew he had after the race! It really took a lot out of him. But they are both excited to do it again next year :)

I'm looking forward to joining in as soon as Brecken is old enough to race (and I upgrade to some 29" wheels)!

On Sunday, Brecken rode in the kids race and took 1st place for his age group! He took it very seriously! :)

I was also able to get out to the winery with a couple neighborhood moms and we had a bonfire and little hike with friends / neighbors who were also in town for the race.

Oregon | Hood River - Day 6

Today was our last full day in Oregon. We planned for a slower pace today to enjoy the last day of vacation.

We started with a late morning drive up to Panorama Point. This spot offered great views of the surrounding vineyards and volcanoes.

Then we grabbed supplies from the grocery store and had lunch at Waterfront Park, watching the wind surfers one more time. We were able to chat with a few of them to get a pretty good understanding of the sport.

Our next stop was Mount Hood Winery. This was one of the reasons I chose Oregon for my big birthday trip. Ocean, mountains and....wine!!

We ordered a handful of wines to taste and took in the incredible view from the winery's patio and lawn. 

After this treat for mom and dad, we rewarded the kids for their patience with ice cream and a swim at the hotel.

We had fancy dinner consisting of a bunch of apps along the waterfront at Pfriem Family Brewers. It was amazing. As was the view of the river from their patio.

We let the boys play at the waterfront play area again (the climbing wall was their favorite), before heading back to the hotel for the night.